Best Taxi Apps for City Travel

The days of calling a cab, hoping you have enough money and waiting out in the rain until it arrives are gone. Thanks to a number of helpful smartphone apps, you can do everything from booking your cab to following it through the city streets as it approaches your location.

Taxi Fare Calculator

One of the reasons people have avoided calling cabs in the past is that they were concerned about the cost. How much would the fare be to get from location a to destination b? Unless money was no object, calling a cab could leave you worrying about how much would be left in your wallet. Now, using the Taxi Fare Calculator app, found through Bing Maps, you could easily estimate the cost of your taxi trip.

Taxi Magic

Taxi Magic is actually straight into the systems of taxi dispatching companies, allowing you to book a cab quickly and easily, directly from your iPhone. Once your cab is booked, you will receive text updates to help you track your cab’s progress. The app also allows you to charge the trip directly to your credit card and even gives you an e-receipt so that you can expense the trip, an especially useful feature if you are in town on business.

myTaxi

The myTaxi app is available on both iOS and Android systems and allows you to virtually hail a cab, even if you are unsure of your location. Google maps and the GPS system in your phone work together to bring your cab directly to you. You can track your taxi’s progress on a map, which means no more waiting on a curb in the pouring rain watching for your taxi to arrive.

ReportATaxi

Unfortunately, some taxi drivers don’t play by the rules. They talk on their cells while driving, smoke cigarettes in the cab or take a roundabout route to get you home, racking up a few extra bucks for themselves in the process. Often, riders have had difficulty reporting bad drivers, and most would just rather eat the few bucks than deal with the hassle. If you have the ReportATaxi app, you can report a bad driver directly from your phone. Even better, the app also has a “Praise an Angel” option, so you can leave a glowing report about an excellent taxi driver.

Google Translate

If you do a lot of international traveling, you know how frustrating it can be to try giving directions or asking for them from a taxi driver who doesn’t speak your language. With the Google Translate app, you can speak your request directly into your phone and receive the translation in one of 50 different languages. You can even program in a series of your favorite phrases while riding to the airport in a SeaTac Taxi, so you can access the phrases even when you are offline.

These apps make calling a cab a cinch, allowing you to plan your day and your activities easier than ever before. Next time you need a cab, try out one of these apps.

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Harbor Master

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Photo Mess from KenLeeWrites

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Cesar Says

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